Housing data for Albion, WA

Albion, WA has an estimated 495 residents and 246 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Whitman County.

52.8% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,061 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
495 (±212)
Housing units
246 (±84)
Households that rent
52.8%
Median gross rent
$1,061
Residents since 2015–2019
−23.4%

What stands out in Albion

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.8% (±21.3 points) in Albion, lower than in Whitman County (33.2%).

Households without a vehicle: 0.9% (±1.8 points) in Albion, lower than in Whitman County (7.3%).

Working from home: 4.5% (±5.5 points) in Albion, lower than in Whitman County (10.3%).

Median real estate taxes: $1,611 (±$392) in Albion, lower than in Whitman County ($2,691).

Housing in Albion at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,061 median gross rent a month
  • Rent by bedrooms: $966 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 53.4% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 52.8% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $56,833 median household income
  • Home values: $230,700 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,551 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,611 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 64.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 67.2% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 10.3% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 46.8% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 19.0 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −23.4% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 28.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Albion against Whitman County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
AlbionWhitman CountyWashingtonUnited States
Residents495 (±212)47,003 (exact)7,816,116 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units246 (±84)22,091 (±55)3,306,620 (±517)143,775,355
Households that rent52.8% (±15.2 points)53.2% (±2.1 points)36.2% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,061 (±$129)$1,049 (±$34)$1,760 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$56,833 (±$17,185)$55,406 (±$4,182)$98,141 (±$414)$80,734
Median home value$230,700 (±$54,868)$359,600 (±$15,378)$564,600 (±$1,940)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,611 (±$392)$2,691 (±$142)$4,556 (±$16)$3,119
Built before 198067.2% (±21.1 points)54.2% (±3.3 points)43.4% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute19.0 minutes (±4.4)16.5 minutes (±0.7)26.6 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband90.4% (±9.0 points)85.4% (±2.1 points)93.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents33.4 years (±13.4)26.4 years (±0.4)38.3 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Albion covers 0.4 square miles of land, about 1,263 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Albion has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents646 (±168)495 (±212)−23.4%Not a measurable change
Housing units339 (±64)246 (±84)−27.4%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$719 (±$61)$1,061 (±$129)+47.6%Up after inflation
Median home value$140,900 (±$15,918)$230,700 (±$54,868)+63.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$59,464 (±$25,044)$56,833 (±$17,185)−4.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,106 (±$121)$1,551 (±$128)+40.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,532 (±$376)$1,611 (±$392)+5.2%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent33.1% (±11.7 points)52.8% (±15.2 points)+19.7 percentage pointsMeasurable increase
Rental vacancy rate6.1% (±9.2 points)10.3% (±12.2 points)+4.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Whitman County

Albion has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Whitman County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Whitman County recorded 143 violent and 708 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Albion

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
99102100%495$1,061$230,700$56,833

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Albion

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Pullman5.6 mi$1,062$424,80068.0%
Colfax9.3 mi$946$245,30035.0%
Palouse12 mi$933$286,20014.6%
Moscow13 mi$927$376,40060.0%
Garfield16 mi$864$221,20020.0%
Colton17 mi—$344,7002.3%
Potlatch19 mi—$244,20013.7%
Uniontown19 mi—$337,50031.0%

Places in Washington most like Albion

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Grandview$1,107$265,300$61,10644.5%
Union Gap$1,133$210,600$59,65138.3%
Riverside$1,113$203,800$40,62552.8%
Moses Lake North$1,065$242,200$57,60264.2%
Okanogan$1,054$248,400$68,61140.3%
Toppenish$985$230,000$67,85444.6%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Washington.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Albion, fiscal year 2027

Whitman County, WA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$884$1,001$1,269$1,757$2,121

HUD income limits for Albion, fiscal year 2026

Whitman County, WA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$21,700$36,100$57,750
2 people$24,800$41,250$66,000
3 people$27,900$46,400$74,250
4 people$33,000$51,550$82,500
5 people$38,680$55,700$89,100
6 people$44,360$59,800$95,700
7 people$50,040$63,950$102,300
8 people$55,720$68,050$108,900

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Whitman County, WA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $103,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Albion

What is the average rent in Albion, WA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Albion is $1,061 (±$129) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many renters are there in Albion?

Albion has an estimated 115 (±54) renting households, 52.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Albion?

The median household income in Albion is $56,833 (±$17,185) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Albion, WA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $230,700 (±$54,868) for owner-occupied homes in Albion (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Albion?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Albion, WA is $1,551 (±$128) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Albion?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Albion, WA is $1,611 (±$392) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Albion growing?

In Albion, the number of residents went from 646 in 2015–2019 to 495 in 2020–2024 (−23.4%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Albion?

The ZIP code that covers Albion is 99102.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 99102?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 99102 is $1,061 (±$129) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Albion town, Washington (place:01010, in state:53).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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